Rape, Incest Charges Added Against Man Who Killed Daughter

2009_05_matis.jpg The Bronx DA's office revealed even more disturbing news about the murder of 14-year-old Anna Matias. The teen, who was killed by her father Miguel Matias, who threw her body into the boiler), was pregnant with her father's child. According to the Daily News, "DNA taken from Matias matches a sample taken from the fetus carried by his daughter," resulting in prosecutors "consolidat[ing] the two indictments against him - an earlier one for his daughter's murder on Feb. 16, 2008, and the newest one for second-degree rape and incest." Matias, who had previously tried to kill himself, Anna and another child by dousing a car with gasoline, had allegedly claimed he was angry at Anna for messaging a boy via the computer and strangled her. He now faces 25 to life for the murder and 7 years for the rape.

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Horrific. What about this crime could possibly mitigate his sentence to "25 years to life"? Is the DA just too lazy to nail this guy to a post and put a fucking bullet in his head?

I don't think The Great American Incarceration Machineā„¢ would like that.

Precisely my thought NannyState.

What about what Darryl Littlejohn's crime that is most likely getting a life sentence with no parole (I sure pray so at least) is different than this asshole's crime. On the heinous scale, this might be just a notch above Mr. Littlejohn's crime if anything.

I'm starting to think that China has it right...

Nice story to end the day. Makes me want to go have a happy hour beer with an arsenic chaser.

and this dude will be still living in a prison for many years...

Why waste money and time with a trial?

"Why?"

Because there are people in this world who feel that, no matter how heinous a crime one has committed, they're still "entitled" to be treated as human beings.

Until, of course, it happens to them.

This is a person let back on the street after intentionally setting a car on file with 2 children in it.

What did the mental health professionals think was going to be different with this chap once he was released from the happy home? "Oh, he'll take his Seroquel every day and get a second chance at life; make peace with his family, etc..."

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What an absolute piece of turd. If this doesn't warrant a public execution, what does?

Hopefully, the other inmates will make his sentence a living hell.

true, the inmates in these jails don't hold back when it comes to hurting a child. They don't care if he is mentally ill or not.

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